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Marcus Smart from Oklahoma State talks to reporters at the 2014 NBA basketball Draft Combine Thursday, May 15, 2014, in Chicago. Smart did not participate in his scheduled workout Thursday.
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The Oklahoma State guard, who averaged 18.0 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.8 assists as a sophomore, could be a consideration at the sixth pick. He's in a group of prospects -- also including Noah Vonleh, Julius Randle and Aaron Gordon -- who could really intrigue the Celtics, should they keep their lottery pick.

Though Smart mostly played point guard in college, he has the physicality to slide over to the other backcourt position. Danny Ainge has stated admiration of Smart's competitive fire; that's one trait scouts routinely mention while discussing the 20-year-old. He projects as a plus defender who can score and make plays from either guard position, even if he isn't a pure point or great shooter at this stage of his career.

DraftExpress profiled the youngster after his sophomore season ended. You can also watch the video scouting report embedded below.

The Celtics are expected to begin workouts in Waltham in early June, and will be looking at a wide range of players due to the slots of the team's two first-round picks (Nos. 6 and 17). Ainge indicated earlier this week that he would like to bring in his top 40 prospects.

"We’d like to get everybody in, but that’s up to the agents," said Ainge. "They control a lot of the draft workout stuff."

Per Goodman, Smart also has a workout scheduled with Orlando, which has the fourth overall pick.